Big Spoon Roasters recognized by Teen Vogue for their nut butter bars

“Most commercial nut butters are made with hydrogenated vegetable oils, which are why it’s best to go with brands like Big Spoon Roasters, whose products not only taste fantastic, but are actually good for you.” 

—"Energy bars better than Starbucks" Teen Vogue

Bon Appetit Chooses Rose's Meat Market and Big Spoon Roasters as best things of 2014

"2014 was a good year for eating and drinking. But this year, it was the simple things that really stood out for me... hot pastrami sandwiches with zippy kimchi slaw at Rose’s Meat Market and Sweet Shop in Durham...Spoon Roasters‘ Almond Brazil Butter with wildflower honey and sea salt."

— "46 Things Andrew Knowlton Liked in 2014 (and 7 He Didn't)," Andrew Knowlton, Bon Appetit

Epicurious Recommends Gifting Durham's Big Spoon Roasters Nut Butters

"For the literal health nuts, new nut butters flavors from Big Spoon Roasters are sure to spice up their breakfast toast, smoothies, and baked goods. Big Spoon makes their nut butters from scratch in North Carolina using tip-top nuts and wildflower honeys. We're especially fond of Chai Spice, Almond Ginger, and Espresso Nut. For the purists, though, their original peanut butter cannot be beat."

"The 2015 Epicurious Edible Gift Guide For Your Food-Loving Friends And Family," Gabriella Vigoreaux, Epicurious

Bon Appetit Profiles Big Spoon Roasters

"Fifteen years after his [Mark Overbay's] trip to Zimbabwe, I’m spending time with Overbay in his pristine production facility off a less-traveled road in Durham, North Carolina. He’s teaching me how he makes nut butters—before I try it myself at home."

-"How Big Spoon Roasters Makes Some of the Country's Best Nut Butters," Joanna Sciarrino, Bon Appetit Magazine

Bon Appetit Features Big Spoon Roasters' Almond Butter

Bon Appetit Magazine has featured Big Spoon Roasters' Mission Almond butter in the November, 2014 edition in its Prep School feature, saying, "Big Spoon Roasters Mission Almond Butter has an intense flavor and crunchy-creamy texture. It's subtly sweet and salty, so it works equally well in a sandwich with banana or alt-hummus."

Durham Artisan Featured in Food & Wine

Durham Artisan Mark Overbay of Big Spoon Roasters was featured in the November, 2014 edition of Food & Wine Magazine in a profile on "Thanksgiving from America's Best Artisans.".

Our State Features 10 Durham-Made Products

Our State Magazine has featured "Ten Durham-Made Products You Shouldn't Miss."

My Black Journey Visits Durham

"A stone’s throw from Amtrak’s Durham Station is Parker and Otis, part modern deli, part gift shop. Lots of my favorite Southern food brands were under one roof, like Big Spoon Roasters — their Peanut Cashew Butter made it into my basket. Also, I picked up Farmer’s Daughter brand small-batch fig preserves."

—"Exploring North Carolina’s Triangle Region," Nicole A. Taylor, My Black Journey

Garden & Gun - Big Spoon Roasters

"We’ll admit it. Sometimes we get nostalgic for the lunch pails of our youth, and nothing screams childhood like a good old peanut butter and jelly. But thanks to two North Carolina-based outfits, Big Spoon Roasters and Farmer’s Daughter Preserves, you can give the classic PB&J a grown-up Southern revise... Big Spoon owner Mark Overbay spent a decade searching grocery shelves for the perfect peanut butter before deciding he could do better."

- PB&J Grows Up, Garden & Gun

Food & Wine - Big Spoon Roasters

"These North Carolina nut butters are ground with local wildflower honey and nuts. $7 for an 8-oz jar."

- Editor's Pick, Food & Wine